Energy saving diagnosis device, energy saving diagnosis method, and program

Abstract

A first comparison-period specifier specifies a first to-be-compared period in a pre-implementation period before implementation of an energy saving control. A second comparison-period specifier specifies as a second to-be-compared period a to-be-compared candidate period having the highest similarity level between: parameters in a first parameter comparison period including a first comparison period and a first period immediately before or after the first comparison period, and parameters in a second parameter comparison period including a to-be-compared candidate period and a second period immediately before or after the to-be-compared candidate period. An energy saving diagnoser diagnoses the level of energy saving derived from the implementation of an energy saving control based on a power consumption amount in the first to-be-compared period and a power consumption amount in the second to-be-compared period.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An energy saving diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
 a controller configured to implement: 
 a first to-be-compared period specifier configured to specify a first to-be-compared period among first periods that include one period of a pre-implementation period and a post-implementation period, the pre-implementation period being before implementation of an energy saving control with an air conditioner, the post-implementation period being after the implementation of the energy saving control with the air conditioner; 
 a second to-be-compared period specifier configured to specify, when each of second periods that include another period of the pre-implementation period and the post-implementation period is a to-be-compared candidate period, as a second to-be-compared period, based on a parameter history indicating an environment or an operation status of the air conditioner, a to-be-compared candidate period having a highest similarity level between
 1) parameters in a first parameter comparison period including the first to-be-compared period and a first period, among the first periods, immediately before or after the first to-be-compared period, and 
 2) parameters in a second parameter comparison period including the to-be-compared candidate period and a second period, among the second periods, immediately before or after the to-be-compared candidate period; 
 
 a coefficient setter configured to set the weighting coefficient for each parameter, the coefficient setter is configured to:
 specify two first periods, among the first periods, having a minimum difference in power consumption amounts, or two second periods, among the second periods, having a minimum difference in power consumption amounts; and 
 set, for each parameter, the weighting coefficient for each parameter in such a way that, when the value obtained by multiplying (i) the difference between the parameters of one period of the two first periods and the parameters of another period of the two first periods, or (ii) the difference between the parameters of one period of the two second periods and the parameters of another period of the two second periods, by the weighting coefficient is obtained, a total value of the values obtained for each parameter is minimum; and 
 
 an energy saving diagnoser configured to diagnose, based on a power consumption amount in the first to-be-compared period and a power consumption amount in the second to-be-compared period, a level of energy saving derived from the implementation of the energy saving control, wherein 
 the parameter history is a history of parameters; and 
 the second to-be-compared period specifier is configured to:
 obtain, for each of the parameters, a value obtained by multiplying a difference between the parameters in the first parameter comparison period and the parameters in the second parameter comparison period by a weighting coefficient for each parameter; and 
 specify as the second to-be-compared period a to-be-compared candidate period having a smallest total value of the values obtained for each parameter. 
 
 
     
     
       2. An energy saving diagnosis method comprising steps of:
 specifying a first to-be-compared period among first periods that include one period of a pre-implementation period and a post-implementation period, the pre-implementation period being before implementation of an energy saving control with an air conditioner, the post-implementation period being after the implementation of the energy saving control with the air conditioner; 
 specifying, when each of second periods that include another period of the pre-implementation period and the post-implementation period is a to-be-compared candidate period, as a second to-be-compared period, based on a parameter history indicating an environment or an operation status of the air conditioner, a to-be-compared candidate period having a highest similarity level between
 1) parameters in a first parameter comparison period including the first to-be-compared period and a first period, among the first periods, immediately before or after the first to-be-compared period, and 
 2) parameters in a second parameter comparison period including the to-be-compared candidate period and a second period, among the second periods, immediately before or after the to-be-compared candidate period; 
 
 setting the weighting coefficient for each parameter, by
 specifying two first periods, among the first periods, having a minimum difference in power consumption amounts, or two second periods, among the second periods, having a minimum difference in power consumption amounts, and 
 setting, for each parameter, the weighting coefficient for each parameter in such a way that, when the value obtained by multiplying (i) the difference between the parameters of one period of the two first periods and the parameters of another period of the two first periods, or (ii) the difference between the parameters of one period of the two second periods and the parameters of another period of the two second periods, by the weighting coefficient is obtained, a total value of the values obtained for each parameter is minimum; and 
 
 diagnosing, based on a power consumption amount in the first to-be-compared period and a power consumption amount in the second to-be-compared period, a level of energy saving derived from the implementation of the energy saving control, wherein 
 the parameter history is a history of parameters; and 
 the second to-be-compared period specifier is configured to:
 obtain, for each of the parameters, a value obtained by multiplying a difference between the parameters in the first parameter comparison period and the parameters in the second parameter comparison period by a weighting coefficient for each parameter; and 
 specify as the second to-be-compared period a to-be-compared candidate period having a smallest total value of the values obtained for each parameter. 
 
 
     
     
       3. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program for causing a computer to function as:
 a first to-be-compared period specifier configured to specify a first to-be-compared period among first periods that include one period of a pre-implementation period and a post-implementation period, the pre-implementation period being before implementation of an energy saving control with an air conditioner, the post-implementation period being after the implementation of the energy saving control with the air conditioner; 
 a second to-be-compared period specifier configured to specify, when each of second periods that include another period of the pre-implementation period and the post-implementation period is a to-be-compared candidate period, as a second to-be-compared period, based on a parameter history indicating an environment or an operation status of the air conditioner, a to-be-compared candidate period having a highest similarity level between
 1) parameters in a first parameter comparison period including the first to-be-compared period and a first period, among the first periods, immediately before or after the first to-be-compared period, and 
 2) parameters in a second parameter comparison period including the to-be-compared candidate period and a second period, among the second periods, immediately before or after the to-be-compared candidate period; 
 
 a coefficient setter configured to set the weighting coefficient for each parameter, the coefficient setter is configured to:
 specify two first periods, among the first periods, having a minimum difference in power consumption amounts, or two second periods, among the second periods, having a minimum difference in power consumption amounts; and 
 set, for each parameter, the weighting coefficient for each parameter in such a way that, when the value obtained by multiplying (i) the difference between the parameters of one period of the two first periods and the parameters of another period of the two first periods, or (ii) the difference between the parameters of one period of the two second periods and the parameters of another period of the two second periods, by the weighting coefficient is obtained, a total value of the values obtained for each parameter is minimum; and 
 
 an energy saving diagnoser configured to diagnose, based on a power consumption amount in the first to-be-compared period and a power consumption amount in the second to-be-compared period, a level of energy saving derived from the implementation of the energy saving control, wherein 
 the parameter history is a history of parameters; and 
 the second to-be-compared period specifier is configured to:
 obtain, for each of the parameters, a value obtained by multiplying a difference between the parameters in the first parameter comparison period and the parameters in the second parameter comparison period by a weighting coefficient for each parameter; and 
 specify as the second to-be-compared period a to-be-compared candidate period having a smallest total value of the values obtained for each parameter.